RECON: TNO occultation with 310071

Event between (310071) 10KR59 and star GA0540:16496459 with event index number of 2189333

Geocentric closest approach at 2028/07/31 04:18:19 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:07:42.0 -34:35:18
Equinox of date position of star is 17:09:18.1 -34:37:06
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 13 degrees from the moon. Moon is 75% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=21.8

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Object is 24.5 AU from the Sun and 23.8 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 14.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.9 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 137 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1195 km.
The sky-plane scale is 17257.6 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=7.8
Diameter=163.7 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.7 sec chord
Diameter=66.8 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.8 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 310071, (2028/07/31 04:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:31:09.9 -26:29:34  0.9 11.59   1
26Eps Sco      16:52:01.5 -34:20:31  2.3  3.63  10
PPM 295869     17:06:42.4 -34:09:37  4.7  0.75  12
PPM 295978     17:11:16.5 -34:47:20  7.7  0.38  13
PPM 295901     17:08:13.4 -34:30:56 10.0  0.30  12
310071         17:09:35.6 -34:37:25 16.9        13
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 18.3 km RECON observability=0.1 and success probability=0.0%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Sleaford 04:19:40 -10.6 NT Up 2.8 189.4 Really Low 04:07:43 - 04:31:37 7242
Dunrhomin 04:19:20 -19.8 Dark Up 14.3 190.2 Really Low 04:07:23 - 04:31:17 7097
Nikitin 04:19:19 -19.9 Dark Up 14.5 190.2 Really Low 04:07:22 - 04:31:16 7092
CU-SBO 04:19:19 -19.9 Dark Up 14.6 190.2 Really Low 04:07:22 - 04:31:16 7090
Kelowna 04:20:42 -6.1 NT Up 5.5 178.4 Really Low 04:08:45 - 04:32:39 6989
Penticton 04:20:42 -6.2 NT Up 5.9 178.4 Really Low 04:08:45 - 04:32:39 6983
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:20:41 -6.6 NT Up 6.4 178.5 Really Low 04:08:44 - 04:32:38 6981
Summerland 04:20:43 -6.1 NT Up 5.8 178.3 Really Low 04:08:46 - 04:32:40 6981
Peachland 04:20:43 -6.0 CT Up 5.6 178.2 Really Low 04:08:46 - 04:32:40 6981
Oliver 04:20:42 -6.4 NT Up 6.2 178.4 Really Low 04:08:45 - 04:32:39 6978
Kamloops 04:20:45 -5.1 CT Up 4.7 177.7 Really Low 04:08:48 - 04:32:42 6977
Okanogan 04:20:42 -6.9 NT Up 7.0 178.3 Really Low 04:08:45 - 04:32:39 6967
Brewster 04:20:43 -7.0 NT Up 7.3 178.2 Really Low 04:08:46 - 04:32:40 6958
Manson/Chelan 04:20:44 -6.9 NT Up 7.5 177.9 Really Low 04:08:47 - 04:32:41 6946
PNWRO 04:20:38 -8.7 NT Up 9.4 178.9 Really Low 04:08:41 - 04:32:35 6945
Wenatchee 04:20:46 -7.1 NT Up 8.0 177.7 Really Low 04:08:49 - 04:32:43 6935
Ellensburg 04:20:47 -7.2 NT Up 8.4 177.5 Really Low 04:08:50 - 04:32:44 6923
Toppenish/White Swan 04:20:46 -7.7 NT Up 9.0 177.7 Really Low 04:08:49 - 04:32:43 6915
Yakima 04:20:47 -7.5 NT Up 8.8 177.5 Really Low 04:08:50 - 04:32:44 6915
The Dalles 04:20:50 -7.7 NT Up 9.8 177.0 Really Low 04:08:53 - 04:32:47 6881
Victoria 04:21:01 -4.8 CT Up 6.7 175.2 Really Low 04:09:04 - 04:32:58 6875
Maupin 04:20:50 -8.0 NT Up 10.2 177.1 Really Low 04:08:53 - 04:32:47 6875
Bend 04:20:50 -8.5 NT Up 11.3 176.9 Really Low 04:08:53 - 04:32:47 6846
Sisters 04:20:53 -8.2 NT Up 11.0 176.7 Really Low 04:08:56 - 04:32:50 6844
Oregon Observatory 04:20:51 -8.6 NT Up 11.4 176.8 Really Low 04:08:54 - 04:32:48 6838
Cedarville 04:20:43 -10.7 NT Up 13.8 177.8 Really Low 04:08:46 - 04:32:40 6814
Chiloquin 04:20:53 -9.1 NT Up 12.7 176.4 Really Low 04:08:56 - 04:32:50 6795
Klamath Falls 04:20:54 -9.3 NT Up 13.1 176.5 Really Low 04:08:57 - 04:32:51 6789
Patrick 04:20:02 -18.2 Dark Up 19.9 183.1 Really Low 04:08:05 - 04:31:59 6784
Yerington 04:20:37 -12.8 AT Up 16.4 178.6 Really Low 04:08:40 - 04:32:34 6768
George/Scottsdale 04:19:49 -20.6 Dark Up 21.5 184.9 Low 04:07:52 - 04:31:46 6768
Hawthorne 04:20:34 -13.4 AT Up 16.9 179.1 Really Low 04:08:37 - 04:32:31 6768
Reno 04:20:42 -12.1 AT Up 15.8 178.1 Really Low 04:08:45 - 04:32:39 6767
Fall River/Burney 04:20:51 -10.2 NT Up 14.3 176.8 Really Low 04:08:54 - 04:32:48 6767
Beatty 04:20:23 -15.5 AT Up 18.5 180.6 Really Low 04:08:26 - 04:32:20 6764
Portola 04:20:45 -11.5 NT Up 15.6 177.5 Really Low 04:08:48 - 04:32:42 6757
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:20:08 -17.9 AT Up 20.2 182.5 Low 04:08:11 - 04:32:05 6757
Carson City 04:20:40 -12.3 AT Up 16.2 178.1 Really Low 04:08:43 - 04:32:37 6757
Gimple 04:20:47 -11.1 NT Up 15.2 177.2 Really Low 04:08:50 - 04:32:44 6756
Greenville 04:20:48 -11.0 NT Up 15.2 177.1 Really Low 04:08:51 - 04:32:45 6754
Gardnerville 04:20:41 -12.5 AT Up 16.4 178.1 Really Low 04:08:44 - 04:32:38 6751
Quincy 04:20:48 -11.1 NT Up 15.4 177.1 Really Low 04:08:51 - 04:32:45 6748
Lake Havasu City 04:20:06 -18.5 Dark Up 20.9 182.7 Low 04:08:09 - 04:32:03 6739
Lee Vining 04:20:37 -13.4 AT Up 17.4 178.6 Really Low 04:08:40 - 04:32:34 6737
Bishop 04:20:31 -14.2 AT Up 18.0 179.2 Really Low 04:08:34 - 04:32:28 6736
Yuma 04:20:06 -19.4 Dark Up 22.7 182.5 Low 04:08:09 - 04:32:03 6662
Calipatria 04:20:12 -18.6 Dark Up 22.3 181.7 Low 04:08:15 - 04:32:09 6656
Idyllwild 04:20:19 -17.5 AT Up 21.7 180.7 Low 04:08:22 - 04:32:16 6650
Wildwood 04:20:31 -16.0 AT Up 21.3 179.0 Low 04:08:34 - 04:32:28 6612

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 310071, (2028/07/31 04:18UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 11.59   1
26Eps Sco      16:50:08.8 -34:17:41  2.3  3.63  10
PPM 295869     17:04:49.3 -34:07:23  4.7  0.75  12
PPM 295978     17:09:22.7 -34:45:17  7.7  0.38  13
PPM 295901     17:06:19.9 -34:28:46 10.0  0.30  12
310071         17:07:42.0 -34:35:18 16.9        13
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/03/07 04:36:59 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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